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legible

[lej-uh-buhl] / ˈlɛdʒ ə bəl /


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The documents were badly degraded but the issue date on the passport was legible.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

On paper, they overlap on a lot—especially on affordability, a centerpiece of his campaign—but McMorrow is more legible to party leadership: governing experience, institutional familiarity, stronger fundraising.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Its opening sequence is both graceful and conspicuous; its exposition is entirely legible, yet so very charming that its plainness doesn’t matter one bit.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

For Justin Gausman, who co-hosts TCBCast, a podcast devoted to Presley, one of the movie’s triumphs is that it makes the singer’s “artistic process legible and accessible to anyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

It turned out lopsided and scratchy, but still legible.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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